Idukki township

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Township in Kerala, India

Idukki Town

Highrange

Township

Kolumban statue, guide to Idukki project

Nickname:

Highrange

Coordinates: 9°51′N 76°58′E﻿ / ﻿9.85°N 76.97°E﻿ / 9.85; 76.97
Country|  India
State| Kerala
District| Idukki district
Government

• Type| Panchayat
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 21,724
Languages

• Official| Malayalam, English
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration| KL-06
Nearest city| Kattappana, Thodupuzha
Website| https://idukki.nic.in/en/

Idukki (ഇടുക്കി; IPA: [iɖukːi] ⓘ) is a township in Idukki district near to the district headquarter Painavu in the state of Kerala, southern India. The township consists of the towns of Cheruthoni, Painavu (district capital), Thadiyampadu, Idukki proper and Vazhathope. Idukki is an administrative town, but the district headquarters is located at Painavu.[1]

The town is also a tourist spot with Idukki dam, Asia's largest Arch dam and Cheruthony dam, Kerala's biggest dam. River Periyar flows through the heart of the town.

## Etymology

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The name Idukki was derived from the Malayalam word ‘Idukk’, which means gorge.[2]

## Demographics

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According to the census data, in 2011 Idukki Township had a population of 21,724 of which 10,779 were men and 10,945 were women. SC comprised 9.0% and ST were 7.8% of the population. The village had 84.3% literacy rate.[3]

The Saint George’s Cathedral in Idukki Township is the episcopal see of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Idukki (an Eastern Catholic diocese, Chaldean = Syro-Oriental rite).

## Governance

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Idukki Town is a part of Idukki (State Assembly constituency) and of India's federal Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

## Places of interest

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Village scene, Idukki Dam Park

* Idukki Dam
* Idukki Dam Park

## Nearby places

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Towns

* Kattappana
* Thodupuzha
* Nedumkandam
* Adimali
* Thopramkudy
* Cheruthoni
* Painavu
* Thankamani
* Moolamattom
* Rajamudy
* Kuzhikandom

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Idukki.

1. ^ "Idukki's Painavu hill station dazzles with pristine beauty". Idukki’s Painavu hill station dazzles with pristine beauty. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
2. ^ "HISTORY | District Idukki, Government of Kerala | India". Retrieved 1 May 2024.
3. ^ "PCA(Town Village): Primary census abstract at town, village and ward level: Census Tables: Kerala state, Idukki district". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
4. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2008.

## Sources and external links

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* GCatholic - St George’s Cathedral, Syro-Malabar Diocese of Idukki

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Cities and towns in Idukki district

Cities|

* Thodupuzha

Towns|

* Muttom, Thodupuzha
* Idukki-Painav,Idukki-Cheruthony
* Thadiyampadu-Karimpan
* Chelachuvadu-Keerithodu
* Kanjikuzhy
* Udumbanchola
* Nedumkandam
* Rajakkad
* Kattappana
* Adimali
* Devikulam
* Munnar
* Vagamon
* Peermade
* Vandiperiyar
* Kumily

Villages|

* K. Chappathu
* Karimkulam Chappathu
* Rajamala
* Kuzhikandom

Hill stations|

* Devikulam
* Munnar
* Peermade
* Vagamon

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* United States
* Israel

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